Her latest book, Immigrant Cocktail just hit the market. It is a fictitious story based on the lives of Kenyan immigrants living in the United Kingdom. This is her second cocktail book following the Nairobi Cocktail which was published in 2014.

Besides writing, Ciku Kimani is also an aspiring farmer with a muse for what she calls “the village life”, which also inspires her blog, The villager.

What are the three most memorable books from your childhood? Why?

Growing up, I read so many James Hadley Chase, Mills & Boon and Silhouette and Nancy Drew books; it is difficult to pinpoint one particular book that is most memorable.